{"product_id":"2940152616019","title":"My Best Friends Have Hairy Legs","description":"\u003cp\u003e“My Best Friends have Hairy Legs” is the story of how my dog, Trooper, and I overcame abuse and bad marriages and learned to trust again. Trooper was a Humane Shelter puppy – one of the phrases they used on the t-shirts they sold for fundraising is where the title of the book comes from. In the process of helping him learn to trust men again, I have reached a point where I feel ready to trust again myself. While my two-legged soul mate has not yet come into my life, I am confident that with the love of the four-legged soul mate in my life I will not be lonely and I will be ready when he does arrive. As much as this is a story about Trooper’s growth from a fearful puppy to a confident adult dog – it is also my story – my growth from being a psychologically abused wife into a confident woman who can look back at my past with laughter and with no regrets.\u003cbr\u003eAlmost all the names of people have been changed. The facts are true as I remember them and as I occasionally wrote in my journal. The decision to change names was not so much to protect the “innocent” but because I wanted my story to be anyone’s story. I don’t believe my story is that unique because I have heard from many women who have been in abusive relationships or who suffer from low self-esteem. Our stories might differ, the details change, but the emotions and feelings are the same.\u003cbr\u003eI wanted to tell my story – our story – because we have survived to come out on the other side of it. I wanted to tell it to give hope to others who are struggling to find their way. There is a light within you. Find it. Be it. Share it.\u003cbr\u003eThere aren’t any bras burnt at the end of this book – or dog collars – but the metaphor is the same. We are happy with who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cierra Rantoul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167620579568,"sku":"2940152616019","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152616019_p0.jpg?v=1764023763","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152616019","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}